Railroad-crossing



.1. c. EASLEY. RAILROAD CROSSING.

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JOHN C. EASLEY, OF VAN BUREN, OHIO.

RAILROAD-CROSSING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 618,790, dated January31, 1899.

Application filed October 11, 1898. Serial No- 693 198. (No-model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN G. EASLEY, of Van Buren, in the county ofHancock and State of Ohio,have invented anew and ImprovedRailroad-Orossing,of which the following is a full, clear, and eXactdescription.

This invention relates to improvements in crossings for tworailway-tracks which cross each other at any angle, (here shown as .atright angles;) and the object is to provide a simple construction bymeans of which the rails of a track upon which a train is moving may bemade continuous at the point of j unction of the two tracks, thusobviating the usual and disagreeable jolting of cars when passing overthe crossing.

I will describe a railroad-crossing embodying my invention and thenpoint out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a crossing embodying myinvention, the coverhereinafter described being removed. Fig. 2 is a plan view similar toFig. 1, but drawn on a larger scale.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, with the coverhereinafter described in place. Fig.

4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1, and Fig.

5 is an elevation of a signal employed. 7

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the rails of one railway-track,and 2 designates the a rod 6 extends outward to a connection with ashifting lever 7.

Mounted to slide transversely of the track 2 and designed to formconnections for the rails 1 are track-sections 8 9, mounted to slide inkeepers 10, secured to the bed-plate, and extended from each section 8 9to a connection with a block rail-section 11 is a link 12. The links 12have pivotal connection with lugs on the sections 8 9, and also havepivotal connection with lugs on the blocks 11. The blocks 11 are mountedto slide on elevated portions 13 of the bed-plate 3 and in guides 13 andare designed to be moved between the adjacent inner ends of the sections8 9 and crowd the outer ends of said sections closely against the endsof the rails 1. A sliding motion is imparted to the blocks, and also tothe rail-sections, by means of the shifting plate 4, which has linkconnections 14 with the blocks 11. Similar sections 15 16 are providedfor continuing the track-rails 2 across the crossing, and also coactingwith these sections 15 16 are the track-blocks 17 ,which have linkconnections 18 with the sections and also link connections 19 with theshifting plate 4.

It is designed that when the device is operated for connecting the railsof a track a signal shall also be operated to indicate that thetrack-sections are in the proper position for the passage of a train,and it is further designed that derailing-switches shall be opened inone of the tracks while the other track is complete for the passage of atrain. The sig* nals 20 are arranged at the side of the tracks at eachside of the crossing, and each signal is mounted on an upright shaft 21,mounted in a frame 22 and having on its lower end a pinion 23, engagingwith a segment-rack 24, having a link connection 25 with a switchtongueor swinging track-section 26, normally forming a portion of one of thetrack-rails 1 2. From the inner side of this swinging section 26 a link27 extends to a connection with a rod 28, movable through guides 011 thetrackties and having connection with the block operating to force theshort sections outward. Goacting with the swinging section 26 and withthe opposite rail to the one in which the section 26 is arranged is aswitch-tongue 29, having a link connection 30 with the rod 28. In thedrawings it will be noted that the sections 15 16 and the blocks 17 arein position tocontinue the rails 2 over the crossing, and, further, thatthe parts in the track comprising the rails 1 are in the position toderail a train should one arrive near the crossing on said track, thuspreventing a collision with a train on the other track, which now hasthe right of way. The connections will be reversed obviously by rotatingthe plate 4 by means of the lever 7 and its connection 6.

At the corners the bed-plate 3 preferably has openings 31 to allow dirt,grave], or similar material to fall through and thus prevent theblocking of the ends of the short sections, and the plate will also haveholes 32 to allow for the falling through of gravel or the like inwardof the block-sections. Obviously when the plate 4 is operated to shiftthe connecting-sections of the blocks the sections will be properlyoperated, as will also the derailing devices. The working parts may beprotected by a metal cover 33, supported at its corners by posts 34,said cover having upturned edges 33 and openings 33 near said edges, asshown in Fig. 3. Stops 35 are provided on the bed-plate 3 to limit themovements of the shifting plate 4- Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In arailway-crossing, a bed-plate arranged in the crossing, a shiftingdevice mounted to rotate on the bed-plate, track-sections mounted toslide on the bed-plate, trackblocks movable between adjacent ends of thetrack-sections, the said blocks having bevand movable track-sections,substantially asspecified.

3. In a railway-crossing, a bed-plate arranged in the crossing,track-sections movable longitudinally on said plate and designed to formcontinuations of the main-track rails,

track-blocks movable between the adjacent inner ends of pairs of saidtrack-sections, the said blocks having beveled ends to engagecorresponding bevels on the track -seetion ends, a plate mounted torotate on the bedplate, link connections between said rotating plate andthe movable track-sections and blocks, means for rotatingsaid plate, anda signal operated from said plate, substantially asspecified.

4. In a railway-crossing, a bed-plate ar ranged in the crossing,rail-sections movable longitudinally on said plate, rail-blocks movablebetween adjacent inner ends of said sections, said blocks having beveledends to engage corresponding bevels on the ends of the rail-sections, arotary plate for operating said sections and blocks, sections operatedby said plate, and derailing-seetions in the main tracks, operated bysaid plate, substantially as specified.

5. In a railway-crossin g a series of movable rail-sections for unitingthe main rails of the tracks, a shifting device for operating saidsections, a swinging section in one of the rails of the main track,connections between said swinging section and the shifting device, asignal at the side of the track, a pinion on the shaft of the signal, asegment-rack engaging the pinion and a connection between thesegment-rack and swinging section substantially as specified.

6. In a railway-crossing, a bed-plate arranged in the crossing,track-sections mounted to slide in keepers on the bed-plate, trackblooksmovable between the adjacent ends of the track-sections, guides onelevated portions of the bed-plate and in which the blocks slide, linkconnections between the blocks and sections, a shifting plate on thebed-plate and link connections between said blocks and shifting plate,substantially as specified.

JOHN G. EASLEY.

\Vitnesses:

O. M. HAWK, II. '1. HOLLAND.

